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  • 44-year-old journeyman electrical lineman was electrocuted when he contacted an overhead wire energized 7,600 KV to ground.

    MIFACE is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The occupational and environmental health team at Michigan State University works closely with and is a bona fide agent of both the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Case Report — 8/17/2018 — 0 Views

  • KY FACE Program 2017 Annual Report

    Details worker fatalities that occured in Kentucky in 2017.
    Kentucky — Annual Report — 7/16/2018 — 49 Views

  • Dump Truck Driver Loses Control and Flips Truck Resulting in Fire

    On Monday, August 21, 2017, a 54-year-old male truck driver (the victim) was delivering a load of gravel, when he rounded a curve and lost control, flipping the truck into a culvert, where the fuel tank struck exposed rebar and burst into flames.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/29/2018 — 45 Views

  • A 58-year-old who worked in maintenance died when struck by part of a pressurized stainless steel furnace door that ruptured

    MIFACE is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The occupational and environmental health team at Michigan State University works closely with and is a bona fide agent of both the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Case Report — 6/22/2018 — 0 Views

  • Concrete Finisher Electrocuted When Bull Float Contacted an Energized Power Line

    MIFACE, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is a joint research project of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. More »
    Michigan — Technical Report — 6/21/2018 — 0 Views

  • OHW: Insect-Related Risks to Outdoor Workers

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch. June 2018 edition focuses on a worker fatality from bee stings at a date palm plantation and provides insect exposure prevention materials for outdoor workers.
    California — Newsletter — 6/19/2018 — 9 Views

  • Hazard Alert: Unintentional Overdose from the Use of Drugs in the Workplace

    The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that 7 in 10 individuals who use illicit drugs are employed either full or part time. As drug use rises, employers may have increased employee turnover, reduced productivity, increased injury rates, and tragically, drug overdose deaths at work. According to Kentucky FACE data, five employees overdosed in the workplace in Kentucky during 2017, representing 7.4% of the state’s 68 workplace fatalities.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/1/2018 — 38 Views

  • Dry Wall Supervisor Falls from Unsecured Plank

    On Wednesday, March 15, 2017, a 52-year-old male drywall supervisor (the victim) was setting up scaffolding; his co-worker stated he stopped mid-set up to hang a piece of drywall. The metal walk plank on which he was standing flipped on its side, throwing him 10 feet, 9 inches below onto the subflooring of a home they were dry walling. He was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt impact injuries to his head and neck
    Kentucky — Case Report — 5/21/2018 — 37 Views

  • Orchard Worker Dies After Being Stung by Bees (Spanish)

    Un Trabajador de Un Huerto Muere Luego de Ser Picado Por Abejas Melíferas. Worker fatality alert based on CA FACE Program fatality investigations; highlights hazardous conditions and preventive measures.
    California — Brochure — 5/15/2018 — 9 Views

  • Orchard Worker Dies After Being Stung by Bees

    Worker fatality alert based on CA FACE Program fatality investigations; highlights hazardous conditions and preventive measures.
    California — Brochure — 5/14/2018 — 9 Views
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